A new variant: BA.2.86

We have a new COVID-19 variant—BA.2.86—turning heads even among the calm, cool, and collected scientists.

This is what we know, what we don’t know, and what’s likely next.

What is happening?

SARS-CoV-2 continues to mutate.

This is expected, as this is what viruses do to survive. There was ~20% possibility of another “Omicron-like event” in 2023. Since O…